GrafTech (EAF) Jumps: Stock Rises 5.5%

KALU EAF

GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF - Free Report) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares nearly 6% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This continues the recent uptrend for the company as the stock is now up 24.1% in the past one-month time frame.

The company has seen no estimate revisions over the past few weeks and the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter remained unchanged. The recent price action is encouraging though, so make sure to keep a close watch on this firm in the near future.

GrafTech currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) while its Earnings ESP is 0.00%.  

A better-ranked stock in the Metal Products - Procurement and Fabrication industry is Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU - Free Report) , which currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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